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Make glasses cool with new emojis, urges UK schoolgirl
British schoolgirl Lowri Moore is just 13 but has achieved a lot in her short life, championing children who like her wear glasses.
Parkland shooter jailed for life, confronted by victims' relatives
The gunman who murdered 17 people in a 2018 high school rampage was formally sentenced to life in prison Wednesday in a Florida court, where he was verbally confronted by furious parents. Cruz also received life sentences for each of the 17 people he wounded in the shooting.
Italy's far-right PM Meloni meets EU chiefs
Italy's new far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets European Union chiefs in Brussels Thursday for the first time since her election, with the energy crisis expected to dominate the agenda. In her first international trip since taking office, Meloni meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council chief Charles Michel and European Parliament speaker Roberta Metsola.
Captagon connection: how Syria became a narco state
A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon. At the height of the war, arms were smuggled into Syria through Wadi Khaled.
Kenyan athletics mired in new doping scandal
Kenya's athletics reputation is once again taking a pummelling after the suspension this year of an unusually large number of long distance runners for suspected doping. Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) head Sarah Shibutse attributed the surge in cases in part to the long Covid-enforced lull in competitions that left runners idle.
Asia joins Wall St plunge as Powell wrecks Fed pivot hopes
Asian markets sank Thursday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates and boss Jerome Powell suggested they would go higher than expected, blowing a hole in hopes for a more dovish pivot in its fight against inflation.
Arizona Republican who crossed Trump sees bad omens
In three decades of involvement in conservative politics, Rusty Bowers has never been so worried by the gap between perception and reality that currently plagues Arizona's Republican Party. But a toxic political climate that has swirled since the last election has persisted, and ensnared Bowers.
Bank of England set for biggest rate hike in 33 years
The Bank of England is widely expected to hike its key interest rate on Thursday by the biggest amount since 1989 as it bids to cool sky-high British inflation. The Bank of England started raising rates last December and another hike Thursday would be the eighth increase in a row.
Fear, burnout plague harassed US poll workers
Many are burning out, others fear for their safety: conspiracy theories born in the 2020 election are fueling harassment of poll workers across the United States -- complicating their work and stoking fears of violence in the November 8 midterms.
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